Attention can be fleeting, sharpened by focus, caught, or given. Some people are generally good at holding attention, while others excel at hyper-focusing in certain areas. But what sparks the ...

Let's start with some facts: Seventy-percent of people say they have a problem paying attention. The average attention span is eight seconds. After reading this sentence, it’s likely that you’re going ...

For more than a decade, I have hosted an hour-long cable TV show on MSNBC. When I got my own show, I imagined it as something akin to the experience of first-time car ownership. I could drive wherever ...